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wallboard

[ wawl-bawrd, -bohrd ]
/ ˈwɔlˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /
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noun

material manufactured in large sheets for use in making or covering walls, ceilings, etc., as a substitute for wooden boards or plaster.

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Origin of wallboard

First recorded in 1905–10; wall + board

Words nearby wallboard

wallah, wallaroo, Wallasey, Walla Walla, wall bars, wallboard, wall box, wall brown, wallcovering, wall creeper, walled
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Words related to wallboard

drywall, plasterboard

Example sentences from the Web for wallboard

  • Tabla ang itap-ung sa lungag, Use a piece of wallboard to cover the hole.

    A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan|John U. Wolff

  • The walls and ceilings were covered with wallboard, properly paneled and carefully and tastefully decorated.

    David Lannarck, Midget|George S. Harney

British Dictionary definitions for wallboard

wallboard
/ (ˈwɔːlˌbɔːd) /

noun

a thin board made of materials, such as compressed wood fibres or gypsum plaster, between stiff paper, and used to cover walls, partitions, etc
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